Toy.



A. F. BEYER & A. C. ROTH;

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED Jul! 19, 19!]- Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

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ALBERT 1. 1mm AND ARTHUR C. ROTH, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY.

Specification o! utters Patent.

Application filed June 19,1917. Serial No. 175,697.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALBERT F. Bmn and ARTHUR C. Born, citizens of the United States, and residents of the city of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Toy, of which the following is a specification..

Our invention is a toy designed to represent an animal and to carry a child, comprising wheels by which it can be rolled and steered, and our primary object is to provide such a toy in attractive, convenient, entertaining, and useful form at small cost.

The characteristic features of our invention are disclosed in the following description and the accompanying drawings in illustration thereof.

In the drawings, Fi re 1 is a side elevation of a toy emb yin our invention, and Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Our 1nvention,.as illustrated in the drawings, is embodied in the form of a goat having vertical sides 1 converging to a part 2 representing the head and neck of the animal, the base of the neck being fixed between the forward endsof the sides.

A seat 3 is fixed between the tops of the sides 1 adjacent to the part' 2 and a foot board 4 is fixed between the hind legs 1 formed integrally with the body.

A cross piece .5 forms a rear axle, on which the le 1' and the foot board 4 are supported, t e axle being provided with spindles 5 on which the traction wheels 6 are journaled.

A block 7 carries a front axle or spindle 8 on which front traction wheels 9 are jourartiall from the sides and partially from t e neck being supported on the block, which rovides a species of fifth wheel for the vehicle.

A steering rod 10, provided with the handles 11, is journaled in and extends through the neck to a fixed connection with the block or fifth wheel 7, forming a species of king bolt holding the connected parts together and permitting the Vehicle to be steered. r

The sides, thehead, the neck, the seat, the foot board, the axles and the wheels are re Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

spectively formed in one piece, preferably from boards with parallel sides, for economy and convenience of construction, the parts being cut out and assembled conveniently and at small cost.

Having described our invention, we claim:

1. A toy representing an animal having forwardly converging side members and a neck fixed between them, in combination with means comprising wheels for carrying and steering said toy.

2. A toy having side boards representingthe sides of an animal with a foot board between their rear ends, a seat on their forward ends, and means comprising wheels for carrying and steering said toy.

3. A toy representing an animal having a one piece head and neck, sides converging to said neck, a foot board between the rear ends of said sides, a seat on the front ends of said sides, and means comprising wheels for carrying and steering said toy.

4. A toy representing an animal having a body comprisin a head, neck and sides fixed together wit said neck between said sides, a steering rod journaled in said-neck, a block for supporting said body fixed to said rod, a wheel journaled relatively to and supporting said block, and a seat supported on said sides. e

ALBERT F. BEYER. ARTHUR o. ROTH. 

